‘Duck Dynasty’ alum calls Super Bowl halftime show ‘debaucherous,’ inappropriate
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While millions of families watched the Super Bowl, Zach Dasher said his family made a different choice.
“The Duck Dynasty” alum argued that the halftime show was becoming increasingly inappropriate for children and decided to shut it down altogether.
Dasher, a member of the Robertson family, said he no longer allowed his children to watch the halftime show, saying it was “immoral” and increasingly inappropriate for families.
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“Duck Dynasty’s” Zach Dasher said he doesn’t let his kids watch the Super Bowl halftime shows. (“Shameless” podcast/YouTube)
“I don’t want my kid to watch this,” Dasher said. “Shameless” podcastWith Jase and Al Robertson.
The outspoken Christian and Robertson family member suggested that what was once a shared cultural moment has morphed into something increasingly explicit and far less child-friendly.
“It became more and more depraved,” he said.
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Phil Robertson, Jase Robertson, Si Robertson and Willie Robertson from the A&E series “Duck Dynasty” in 2012. (ALSO)
According to Dasher, the decision to leave this job was not new.
He said the moment that permanently shut him down came more than two decades ago.
“Honestly, years ago I was at Super Bowl halftime because of Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction,” he said.
During the conversation about culture, parenting, and faith, Dasher explained that she has become increasingly disconnected not only from the halftime show, but also from much of mainstream entertainment.
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Janet Jackson performs at the Super Bowl halftime show on February 1, 2004. She headlined the show alongside Justin Timberlake, a performance that became infamous due to a brief on-air “wardrobe malfunction.” (KMazur/WireImage)
“I’ve pretty much shut them all down. I mean, it’s so hard, it’s so much. And the anger culture, too. I don’t like that either,” Dasher said.
While Dasher’s comments reflected frustrations, he also cautioned against letting cultural wars escalate into unremitting anger.
“But I also don’t want to be angry and infuriated all the time. I mean, that’s the world we live in. The Bible says our war is not against flesh and blood… When you start to think about who our war is really against, it’s the spiritual, demonic forces in the heavenly realms. There’s a spiritual war going on here.”
Instead of getting angry, Dasher emphasized that he sees it as a moral solution, not a political one.
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“And I think the power of the gospel to speak in a moment like this — it’s really there. There’s hope. If you get that far into the cultural divide — for me, and it may not be for you — it robs me of my joy. It robs me of the vision and hope that I have for the kingdom.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during the NFL press conference ahead of the Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on Monday, February 2, 2026, in San Jose, California. (AP Photo/Matt York)
The Super Bowl halftime show remains one of the most-watched television events of the year, consistently receiving immediate reaction and praise online.
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Dasher’s comments follow Latin trap artist Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday night, where he came under intense criticism from Americans.
President Donald Trump called it “one of the worst ever.”
Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended having Bad Bunny as the player.
“Listen, Bad Bunny, I think it was featured last night, is one of the biggest artists in the world and that’s one of the reasons we chose him,” Goodell said. “But the other reason is that he understands the platform that he’s on, and that platform is used to unite people and to be able to bring people together with their creativity, their talent, and use this moment to do that — and I think artists have done that in the past. I think Bad Bunny understands that.”
Fox News Digital’s Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
